This is MAGNIFICENT!

Ethan, today I want to tell you about the Sistine Chapel which is in the Vatican in Rome, Italy. This is St. Peter's which is the church in the Vatican:The Sistine Chapel is a beautiful place to worship our Lord Jesus. Michelangelo is famous for painting the ceiling which is one of the masterpieces of all time. He was also a sculptor who carved marble statues. He did one depicting David and another one called the Pietà which is a marble statue of the body of Jesus lying on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion (it was carved in 1499, when Michelangelo was only 24 years old). Click on this picture of the chapel, wait for it to load and let your Mommy help you look around the room... especially the ceiling which was painted by Michelangelo and is VERY famous.This is a very famous painting of God touching Adam and giving him life... it's on the ceiling which covers 12,000 square feet... Michelangelo painted it while lying on his back... it took him 4 years to finish it:This is the David:This is the Pietà (Mary and Jesus just after the crucifixion).Wasn't Michelangelo AMAZING!? He was only 24 years old when he did the statue of Mary and Jesus. He said the Holy Spirit told him each piece to chip away.
I hope you enjoyed looking around the Sistine Chapel... I got to see it in 1971 while I was in the Navy.
Have a GREAT day, little man!
I love you,
Granddaddy
PS. Call me sometime 931-598-9160.